Media

Why I Was Attacked by Cossacks for Reporting in Crimea

Why I Was Attacked by Cossacks for Reporting in Crimea Why I Was Attacked by Cossacks for Reporting in Crimea

Before I even knew it, I was on the ground, a gun pointing at my head—for photographing a brazen mid-day raid against a TV studio.

Mar 26, 2014 / Dimiter Kenarov

‘The Latest in Expert Speculation’: CNN and the Phenomenology of Breaking News

‘The Latest in Expert Speculation’: CNN and the Phenomenology of Breaking News ‘The Latest in Expert Speculation’: CNN and the Phenomenology of Breaking News

Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on the media’s coverage of the missing Malaysia Air Flight 370. 

Mar 25, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

What the Media Gets Wrong About San Francisco’s Gentrification Battles

What the Media Gets Wrong About San Francisco’s Gentrification Battles What the Media Gets Wrong About San Francisco’s Gentrification Battles

San Francisco is in the midst of a war, but it’s not about culture.

Mar 24, 2014 / Julia Carrie Wong

Tweeters of the World, Unite!

Tweeters of the World, Unite! Tweeters of the World, Unite!

Can the women of color on Twitter who are feeding the media’s aggregation mania see remuneration for their efforts?

Mar 21, 2014 / Julia Carrie Wong

Why Women Use Birth Control

Why Women Use Birth Control Why Women Use Birth Control

A reporter interviews a young woman about her contraceptive choices. 

Mar 18, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

Media Isn’t Baseball: Diversity Problems in the Clubhouse

Media Isn’t Baseball: Diversity Problems in the Clubhouse Media Isn’t Baseball: Diversity Problems in the Clubhouse

The numbers for representation of women and people of color in the media don’t add up to anything good.

Mar 17, 2014 / Julia Carrie Wong

Mayor de Blasio’s Message Problem

Mayor de Blasio’s Message Problem Mayor de Blasio’s Message Problem

De Blasio has a message problem, but who’s to blame? The mayor? The media? Neither?

Mar 14, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy

Inside the Most Unregulated Labor Marketplace That Has Ever Existed

Inside the Most Unregulated Labor Marketplace That Has Ever Existed Inside the Most Unregulated Labor Marketplace That Has Ever Existed

Nation author Moshe Z. Marvit has been awarded this month’s Sidney Award for casting “a light on a previously obscure, but profoundly exploited class of workers.”...

Mar 12, 2014 / Press Room

Nuclear-Option Fallout: Better Democracy, Same Old Media

Nuclear-Option Fallout: Better Democracy, Same Old Media Nuclear-Option Fallout: Better Democracy, Same Old Media

Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on the “nuclear option” and the media.

Mar 12, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

DOJ Drops Most of the Charges Against a Journalist Indicted for Sharing a Link

DOJ Drops Most of the Charges Against a Journalist Indicted for Sharing a Link DOJ Drops Most of the Charges Against a Journalist Indicted for Sharing a Link

Barrett Brown’s attorneys warned that the charges against their client had chilling implications for free speech rights.

Mar 5, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

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